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2022 Crop and Livestock Budgets

Managing costs and income are essential to keep Missouri farms profitable. Enterprise budgets can help your farm make more informed decisions.

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Farm Management Minute

Take 60 seconds to listen to a relevant farm management tip, announcement or takeaway from our extension professionals.

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Short-Term Operating Plan

Prepare your farm or ranch to continue operating in the situation that a primary decision maker is temporarily unavailable.

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Custom Rates

Obtain a better understanding of the cost of producing crops or performing individual field activities by accessing the 2019 Custom Rates guide.

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The Agricultural Business and Policy Extension program serves rural Missouri by helping farms, agribusinesses and communities understand their opportunities and challenges and to make informed decisions. The team is primarily focused on:

  • Helping farmers and agribusinesses with decision-making, financial management, taxes and risk mitigation;
  • Studying relevant industry and value-added agricultural issues;
  • Sharing how market fundamentals and trade policy may impact agricultural outlook;
  • Assessing diversification and new business opportunities for farms, businesses and commodity groups.

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Corn and Soybean Replant Decisions

Publication date: June 1, 2022

Deciding whether to replant a sparse stand is one of the more difficult decisions a corn or soybean grower will face. The difficulty of this decision stems from the difficulty of predicting how the effectiveness of replanting will be affected by the ...

5 Steps to Buying Meat Direct From the Farm

Publication date: May 1, 2022

To access and purchase local meat, consumers have choices. One option is to buy a live animal from a livestock producer and have that animal processed at a custom-exempt, state-inspected or federally inspected facility. Rather than purchase a whole ...

Days Suitable for Fieldwork in Missouri

Publication date: May 1, 2022

The number of days available to complete land-based agricultural activities influences decisions about inputs, such as variety/hybrid planted and pesticide used, and machinery. The limited fieldwork days available for completing crucial tasks — ...

Farmland Values for Midwestern States

Publication date: May 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) conducts a survey of farm real estate values each year and calculates the average value per acre for each state. The following tables show these values for ...

Missouri Farmland Values

Publication date: May 1, 2022

Individuals and businesses often need an estimate of the value of a piece of land. A properly done appraisal provides the most accurate estimate of a piece of land’s value. Appraisals attempt to estimate value from comparable sales. Comparable ...

Missouri Farm Labor Guide

Publication date: April 1, 2022

In a farm or other agribusiness, employees are important resources. The decision to hire additional labor begins by recognizing a work need. From that point, employers must make many decisions and create a fair, effective process to attract job ...

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